The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-02-10
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Conditional Ratification by the
United States Senate.
The President Does not Regard the
Spuate's Action as "A Raiin-
carton.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY

BY The Oceanic Company, steamship
Australia from San Francisco, We have
later and further news regarding the
Treaty Of Reciprocity with the United
States Following are the main points
bearing upon this subject from our Coast
exchanges:
CONpTIoNAL RArIIICATJoN-
WAsHINGToy. January Doth The Senate
to-day ratified the new treaty with the
Hawaiian Government with hardly dis
senting vote Twelve only OF the Senators
were opposed to the treaty, and they did
not demand division on the final vote.
The treaty extends for seven years the
commercial relations ii the United States
with the Islands a. they now exist, and
continues indefinitely until either OF the
contracting parties gives one years notice
Of h desire to abrogatP the instrument. y
very important amendment has been
made to the treaty by the Senate, aud I'M
til it has been approved by the President
and Hawaiian Government ratification
cannot be exchanged. Twelve miles from
Honolulu. in the outlying reefs, is the
wonderful natural lock known a. Pearl
River harbor. The entrance to this harbor
is narrow, and the depth Of water at its
mouth is only about ten feet; but when
the bar is crossed the water is very deep
and affords Il safe refuge to vessels of the
heaviest dTaught. The harbor is about
eight miles long by three miles in width
and in its center is an island that was for
merly known as Ford'S Island Of about
100 acres in extent
No more desirable site for cOaling and
naval station could be found in the Pacific
Ocean. The entrance to this harbor should
be deepened. The Senate has adopted an
amendment 10 the treaty which was re-
ported by Senator Edmunds, of the For
eign Relations Committee, ceding to the
United States Pearl River harbor coal
ing and nayaI station. Should the Presi-
dent aud the Hawaiian Government CON
sent TO TIN, amendment the United States
viii have Il secure Judgment in the Pacific
Ocean from which they can never be de
prived.
"One gun mounted on each side of this
harbor,' said prominent diplomatic rep
resentative tonight, would prevent any
ship-of-War from entering it, and the
navies of the world, to say nothing of the
insignificant navy of the United States,
could safely lie at anchor within its
shores"
The Senate has passed NE greater part
If TWO days in discussing the amendment
10 this treaty, and during the debate the
question OF how far the &c Jernment ought
to 20 in protecting It interests on the Pa
c:he Coast has been thoroughly considered.
ia" alri.ur OF san Francisco Is the only
good uarbOr on that coast, in a distance as
great as from Edisto Inlet, South Carolina,
10 Cape Cod. The British Government
has fortiiicutious on Vancouver Island,
and the German Government is only pre-
vented from hosting its flag over the Ha-
vliiau Islands by the existence of the
treaty between the United States and King
2 aIak1ua. The majority Of the Senate
reasoned that the political control of these
Islands Jv foreign power would be dan
....g- I'D the peace Of the Pacific Coast, as
II would be detrimental to the Atlantic
naragr- u lhe control Of the Isthmus Of
Panama should pass into the hands of
Foreigners
There v.~ mo- division in the Senate about
.hl~ subject upou party lines. What little
opposition aa~ made came from Senators
aho looked solely to the commercial side
.. the guc~-i1u. The new treaty was sent
To tine Senate originally by cX-President
Arthur aHd it, ratification was advised by
President Cleveland. All of the Pacific
coast Senators favored it and one of the
abIc-t speeches made iu it, behalf was
delivered by California Senator. Nj
William
TENT "r TREATY >uer1Iv HY THE SENATE.
Supplementarv Convention to limit the duration
OF the Convention respecting commercial
rertprocity between The IIitcd states Of
Americe and the Haw tiian alnljoru. con-
cIuded January 81, 1870.
WHEREAS, A convention was concluded be-
tween the United etstes of Aner1ca ana His Maj
csty the King Of the Hawaiian Islands the .sotI
day of January, 1875. Concerning commercial
reciprocity which by TOE fifth article thereof was
TO continue in force for seven years from the
date after it was to come INTO operation, and
further until The expiration Of twelve months
ter either of the high cuutrsctiuR parties
should give notice 70 the other of its wish 10
terminate the same; and,
WHEREAS, The high contracting. parties con
slider that the increase and consolidation Of their
mutual commercial interests would be better
promoted by the definite Limitation of the dura-
ton OF the said convention; therefore, the Pres
dent of the United States of America and His
Majesty the King OF the Hawaiian Islands have
appointed: The President of the United States Of
America, Frederick T. FreHughuysen, and His
Majesty the King az the Hawaiian Islands
Henry A. P Carter accredited to the Govern
ment of the United States as His Maiestv's En-
voy EXtraOrdi nary and Minister Plenipoten tiary
who, having exchanged their respective powers
which were found sufficient and in due form
have agreed upon the following articles:
Article l. The high contracting parties agree
that the time liked for the duration of said Con
vention shall be indefinitely extended for a
term of seven years from the date of the exchange
Of TatincationS hereof, and, further, until the
expiration of twelve months after either of the
high contracting parties shall give notice to the
other OF its wish to terminat the same each of
the nigh contracting parties being at liberty to
give such notice to the other at the end of the
SAID term of seven years or at any time there
after.
Article .. His Majesty the King of the Hawaiian
Islands grants TO the Government of the Tinted
States the exclusive right 10 enter the harbor of
Pearl River in the islam! OF Oahu and to estah
Ilsh and maintain there a coaling and re,,air
station for the use of vessels of the United
States, and 10 that end the United States NAV
improve the entrance to said harbor and do ali
other things needful to the purpose aforesaid
Article 3. The present Convention shall be rat
fled, and the ratification exchanged at Washing
ton soon possible.
In witness whereof, the respective PIenipo-
teHttGries have signed the present Convention
in duplicate, and have hereunto affixed their
respective seals. Done at the City of Washing
ton, the SIKH day of December, in the year of
our Lord, 1854.